A New Critical Approach to the History of Palestine. Palestine History and Heritage Project 1.

Ingrid Hjelm (Editor), Hamdan Taha (Editor), Ilan Pappe (Editor), Thomas L. Thompson (Editor)

Research output: Book/ReportBookResearchpeer-review

Abstract

A New Critical Approach to the History of Palestine discusses prospects and methods for a comprehensive, evidence-based history of Palestine with a critical use of recent historical, archaeological and anthropological methods. This history is not an exclusive history, but one that is ethnically and culturally inclusive, a history of and for all peoples who have lived in Palestine. After an introductory essay offering a strategy for creating coherence and continuity from the earliest beginnings to the present, the volume presents twenty articles from 22 contributors, 15 of whom are of Middle Eastern origin or relation.
Split thematically into four parts, the volume discusses ideology, national identity and chronology in various historiographies of Palestine and the legacy of memory and oral history; the transient character of ethnicity in Palestine, and questions regarding the ethical responsibilities of archaeologists and historians to protect the multi-ethnic cultural heritage of Palestine; landscape and memory, and the values of community archaeology and bio-archaeology; and an exploration of the “ideology of the land” and its influence on Palestine’s history and heritage.
The first in a series of books under the auspices of the Palestine History and Heritage Project (PaHH), the volume offers a challenging new departure for writing the history of Palestine and Israel throughout the ages. A New Critical Approach to the History of Palestine explores the diverse history of the region against the backdrop of twentieth century scholarly construction of the history of Palestine as a history of a Jewish homeland, with roots in an ancient, biblical Israel, and examines the implications of this ancient and recent history for archaeology and cultural heritage. The book offers a fascinating new perspective for students and academics in the fields of anthropological, political, cultural and biblical history.
Translated title of the contributionEn ny kritisk tilgang til Palæstinas historie: Palestine History and Heritage Project 1.
Original languageEnglish
Place of PublicationLondon and New york
PublisherRoutledge
Number of pages360
ISBN (Print)978-0-367-14637-5
ISBN (Electronic)978-0-429-05283
Publication statusPublished - 2019
SeriesCopenhagen International Seminar

Cite this